Colombian Escort Speaks About Secret Service Scandal — CARTAGENA, Colombia — A Secret Service agent preparing for President Obama's arrival at an international summit meeting and a single mother from Colombia who makes a living as a high-priced escort faced off in a room at the Hotel Caribe …

Obama camp tries to diversify — President Barack Obama's team is looking to hire more African-Americans, a search that has stirred a debate among black Democrats about Obama's record on diversity and its implications for his reelection. — Stefanie Brown, director of the campaign's African …

The smartest choice Ann Romney made — There is no shame in marrying up — Mitt and Ann, serving a pancake breakfast. — As a thirtysomething, city-dwelling, hypereducated, independent-thinking woman, I suppose I should recoil at the idea of one day getting married …

How Mitt Romney Learned To Love Twitter — “Twitter is as it happens, and Facebook is the next day, and you optimize everything else for Google the day after,” says a Romney aide. Another Republican worries you can win the day, but lose the week. — Source: s3-ec.buzzfed.com

Vatican orders crackdown on American nuns — WASHINGTON — The Vatican has launched a crackdown on the umbrella group that represents most of America's 55,000 Catholic nuns, saying that the group was not speaking out strongly enough against gay marriage, abortion and women's ordination.

The most amazing Supreme Court chart. Maybe ever. — While browsing around the Pew polling site this morning — and, yes, we do a fair amount of that — we came across a chart on the Supreme Court that reminded us, for the billionth time, that assuming the average person follows …

TPMDC — Obama To GOP: Abide By Debt Limit Deal Or Else Face A Govt Shutdown Right Before The Election — In a major escalation of a slowly building fight over funding the government, the White House has warned House Republicans, in no uncertain terms, that the government will shut …

Perry Interested In Another Run For President — PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) - Governor Rick Perry's first campaign for President did not finish as he planned. But during a one-on-one interview with CBS 11 News reporter Jack Fink in Plano on Wednesday, it sounded like he wants to give a run for the White House another try.

Bam Bites Dog — The political perils of personal attacks. — One time Barack Obama went to an Indian restaurant and ordered the lassi. Was he ever disappointed when the waiter brought him a yogurt drink! — We'll be here all week. But seriously, folks, we have a man-bites-dog story for you today.

Romney: Obama is ‘in over his head’ on the economy — Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama is “in over his head and swimming in the wrong direction” when it comes to the nation's economy and that his policies are “putting in peril” America's future. — Speaking in Charlotte, N.C. …

Why the U.S. Economy Is Biased Against Men — That women earn 77 cents for every $1 earned by a man is a popular refrain. But look closer. Prejudice against guys in the economy is real and widespread. — You've just landed on Planet Zuto. — The Intergalactic Equal Employment …

CIA seeks new authority to expand Yemen drone campaign — The CIA is seeking authority to expand its covert drone campaign in Yemen by launching strikes against terrorism suspects even when it does not know the identities of those who could be killed, U.S. officials said.

Congressional Approval Recovers Slightly, Now 17% — Highest rating since July — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans still hold Congress in low regard, but its 17% job approval rating is the highest since last July. Congress' approval had dipped to a record-low 10% in February.

CNN Poll: Republicans divided on VP choice — Washington (CNN) - Who should Mitt Romney choose as his running mate? — According to a new national poll, there's no consensus among Republicans. But a CNN/ORC International survey released Wednesday does indicate there's an ideological split …

TV Host and Icon of New Year's Eve — Dick Clark, the perpetually youthful-looking television host whose long-running daytime song-and-dance fest, “American Bandstand,” did as much as anyone or anything to advance the influence of teenagers and rock ‘n’ roll on American culture, died Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 82.

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